Octavia St. Laurent
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Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi was an American model and AIDS educator who was active in New York City's Black and Latino ballroom community and Harlem's luxurious balls. She came to public attention aft
St. Laurent in Paris Is Burning, c. 1990
The Saint of Fort Washington
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The Saint of Fort Washington is a 1993 American drama film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Matt Dillon and Danny Glover. Dillon won the award for Best Actor at the 1993 Stockholm Film Festival for
Octavia St. Laurent
…Away" by Diana Ross as her favorite accompanying music. She rose to prominence with the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning and had a small role in 1993's The Saint of Fort Washington. She was the central character in the short documentary Queen of the Underground (1993, directed by Adam Soch), in which she criticized "big-time…
Theatrical release poster